Jonathan Broxton has been dealing with a sore right forearm this spring after offseason surgery, but he's apparently almost ready to return to major league action. Either Price doesn't feel comfortable with his current crop of relievers, or he really trusts Broxton, as he's basically putting him into the closer's role sight unseen.

The big righty struggled last year (4.11/1.27, 7.34 K/9 ratio), but he has that "closer experience" managers seem to like. To be fair, Broxton wasn't bad two years ago when he closed for the Royals during the first half of the season and was later traded to Cincinnati (2.48/1.26, 6.98 K/9 ratio), but as you can see, his lack of strikeouts limit his overall fantasy value.

Without those Ks, he can't afford many mistakes, and miscues had their way of finding him last year, as Broxton posted a 3.52 BB/9 ratio and 1.17 HR/9 ratio. Compare that to '12 when he had a 2.64 BB/9 ratio and 0.31 HR/9 ratio, and you can see why his numbers ballooned. His 4.68 FIP last year suggests he was actually lucky his numbers weren't worse.

It seems unlikely that Broxton will make it the next 10 weeks (or however long Aroldis Chapman is out) in the closer's role, but obviously he's worth a pickup right now. Sean Marshall (left shoulder) is expected back in a couple weeks and could find his way into a ninth-inning job when/if Broxton struggles. If you have a spare DL spot, Marshall is worth a pickup.